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this is the first book in a really long time to make me actually cry. woah so moving and so different than what i’ve read before. loved the meditation on the black suburban family and how racism is horror. so good and thought provoking, especially as someone that grew up in dallas but didn’t live in the suburb areas.

lolo_irl's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

femalewysteria's review against another edition

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4.0

first book i’ve read nonstop/in one sitting in a while to be honest

sfesta's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

bookdragon99's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 rounded down. Some of the writing choices broke it for me, a bit.

This wasn't at all what my overly literal brain expected based on the summary. I did not see some of it coming though others probably did ping sooner than I. The formatting was a struggle for me for a long time. It caused me to to engage with the characters and often dread picking the book up again.

hillybearrr's review against another edition

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I want to start off by saying the narrator was great. It fell short of my expectations and DNFed it.

asteinke's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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